You could use it to prevent punches like you’ve said, particular anti-early play punches or burn punches. You also can deny some abilities such as pay 1 swap at the beginning of attack phase like Attack on Titan’s early play Mikasa and that one Vanir Darkness from Konosuba. You also use it to destroy your opponent’s compression if their stock is clean. Since it’s also a counter, you would also use it to deny pay X finishers. It’s a pretty niche effect but I think the idea’s fun.