It seems that when I try to bash or trip while fighting PC's with a warrior, they always have plenty of time to run away. But when my slightly higher level mage gets bashed or tripped, there's complete command denial until death(there's time for my opponent to get in two bashes or two trips while I'm typing flee flee, and I don't have any other commands stacked).

How are other characters able to do complete command denial? Is the difference just skill %, or something else?