User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 550 - Blazing Bullets/@comment-8669536-20130925140133/@comment-1747976-20130927160312

It did not say 'as strong' but rather 'offset' meaning avert most of the major damage. There was a panel that showed Bazz 'BURNT BADLY' yet standing as the troops walked by. So, if his power was on Yama-Jii's level, then nothing would've occurred to him at all. However that was not the case.