I bet his Decepticon counterpart, Counterpunch is nearby. Real nearby.
(And... sigh... I don't know why it's always me pointing this stuff out:
http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpo...&postcount=170 but you can... erm... part Punch's legs outward to finish his transformation.)
There's also an alternate robot mode transformation for Punch's legs that's reflected on his box art and the front of those instructions you have there. It helps explain why there's aspects of the toy can that he doesn't otherwise use (it's in the red box below):
