This is story related.
That boss is easy to beat because he's very slow. Sidestep his attacks with
+ direction and hit him with punch/kick combos to wear him down. If he manages to grab you quickly press
to break his grip.
After the fight, he'll charge at you four times and you'll have command QTEs to dodge him. The first time press
,
, the second is
,
,
, the third is
,
,
,
, and the final time press
,
+
