I believe you're both right. It certainly wasn't a 'normal' rotation but he also does seem to have got the nose off ever so slightly, before he runs out of concrete. Timed it just so, impressive. I wonder if the landing entails ref +10 or so, so's to allow for a higher flare, higher nose in the flare, that is, before running out of energy? Brave man, not much leeway for getting it wrong on that postage-stamp.