JJ responded to the hits vocally and by physically recoiling, but he still didn't stop. He looked at where he stabbed Cannon in the stomach (which would be where the leather pouches are in the photo I showed you), and then head butted Cannon on the wound. Then, Despair grew darker more, and so JJ drove it into Cannon's unwounded leg. By now, any moving at all should cause Cannon immense pain, as well as JJ. However, the pain only makes his gear stronger, and slightly booster the minuscule healing factor that Rage grants him.