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In the given situation, your trouble (or lack thereof) will depend on your ability to describe what happened to responding officers. You may also help yourself by thinking through the narrative & look for ways to diffuse the situation before it comes to blows or weapons.

When someone approaches you in such a situation, don't let them get close. Keep your car or anything else between you if you can. If you can't, use your voice to try to keep him from coming within at least a stable strike position.

If it comes to blows and you haven't drawn your gun, it's probably best to either fend of the attack & retreat to a more defensible position or forget about drawing your gun at all. Going for your gun in close quarters runs a high risk of having your gun taken away from you unless you have specific training.

When it's all said & done, don't try to detain the other guy. You're not LEO & would actually run the risk of unlawful detainment or even kidnapping. Get on the phone to 911 & give as complete a description as you can. Then holster & wait.