[2] The following morning, a small craft was spotted sounding the depths of the waters around the carracks, and realizing the enemy fleet would soon be upon them, the Portuguese made ready for battle: they tied both ships together, replaced the anchor ropes for chains so they wouldn't be cut; readied the arquebuses, artillery and the gunpowder bombs which they had brought in abundance; and set up pavises and purposely-made long bamboo mats over the rigging down to the sides of the ships so enemy grappling hooks would slide off if they attempted to board.

[2] Shortly before midday, the two Portuguese vessels where attacked by the large enemy fleet, which advanced, divided in two squadrons, draped in banners and making noise with their war instruments and the shouting of the crews.

[7] The large and compact mass of shallow, open-topped vessels made an ideal target for Portuguese artillery: 12 were sunk or disabled by the first salvo.

[7] An accident involving the handling of the bombs caused the mizzen of one of the Portuguese carracks to catch fire; at this moment, a number of Malay vessels grappled the ship from its stern sector and managed to enter through the gun-ports on each side of the rudder, but they were killed or forced out.

[5] A deadly close-range salvo from the stern guns broke the morale of the Malays, causing them to scatter against the wishes of their commanders.