There's a bug. When MB grabs you, you're supposed to be able to counter him thanks to being an Avatar. This bug has been around for a while, regrettably, and they have yet to figure out the cause.
Question! Did you have a bugged 'messages across Tamriel'?
Reloadui won't do anything as it's not a UI issue. Logging out and logging back in won't do anything as the problem isn't client-side; it's server-side.I did reloadui, logged out logged back in.
As Ysne said, there are messages from the devs that they're aware of the bug. They have attempted to patch it, but not with full success.If no answers come from the developers I'm simply done with this game.