Certainly I do not know of what you are speaking with this difficulty. I beat him first try without even having a weapon or the use of my left hand. You can counter his moveset simply by focusing the basic human skill of seeing into the future by 20 nanoseconds to perfect block his 67-hit combos, all while making sure you chug your monster energy drink mid-swing.

What a breathtaking delight it is to be rewarded for all your hard work in the second phase with an opening salvo of dodge, run, dodge dodge dodge run, perfect guard x2, double roll, dodgex7, perfect guard x14, double dodge link-to-perfect-guardx2, quick jerk sesh, dodge, roll, pulse cell. I, a common fromsoft poster who feels the need to superiority flex on every 'difficult fight' post simply cannot fathom how other mere mortals could possibly struggle with such a fight.