Crappy warriors
Ten or so experienced warriors can't even catch one guy who took an arrow through his side. Seems like the Mayan warriors were only good when they catch people completely by surprise or when the opposition is tied up.
shareWell Jaguar Paw did have more than his share of good luck. One guy was eaten by a jaguar, one was bitten by a poisonous snake, one was killed by the leader for refusing to jump off the cliff, one bashed his head in jumping off the cliff, and when the last two warriors finally caught Jaguar Paw they gave up to check out the arriving Europeans.
This is all after Jaguar Paw is saved from being sacrificed by the fortunate timing of the solar eclipse!