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@pookiemonster I would say that the description you include in an action scene should be something that makes a difference for what is going on. For instance, if your characters are fighting using something that could ignite dry leaves on the bank and result in a massively destructive forest fire in a drought, then that detail is important and will build tension even if nothing combusts. If the vegetation is overhanging the river and making it difficult to see the enemy, that’s an important detail. If the terrain is rugged or otherwise harsh or foreboding, that’s an important detail. If the riverbank is an idyllic section of the countryside that belies the conflict that’s actually going on, that’s an important detail.

Just think about how any description you give will have an impact on the action in the scene, and that will help you a lot with deciding what to include in a description and what to leave to the reader’s imagination.