Wow - that is one skilled pilot!
He had about 0.5 seconds to realize the cable had snapped, something which probably never happened to him before.....
He’s good.
Not a pilot and was not an airdale, but it has been my understanding that at the instant the wheels hit the deck, full power is applied to affect just this outcome should an arresting cable fail.
I believe NATOPS calls for max power after touch-down for such an event.
The standard procedure for every carrier landing is to go to full power when the aircraft touches down to deal with the possibility of arresting gear failure. It worked as planned in this instance - it was a close call, but it worked saving the pilot's life and the aircraft. The angled deck landing is specifically designed to give the pilot a chance to survive if he has to eject on the way down. It's a really bad day in the pilot's career if he gets run over by his own runway.