🗣️ Maximus Decimus Meridius bellows: “We Meet as Equals.”

R1: Valens spins the shaft and stabs at Maximus Decimus Meridius's lower body but the strike barely bites through Maximus Decimus Meridius's guard.

R1: Maximus Decimus Meridius plants their feet and punches the gladius into Valens though blood appears, Valens fights through it.

R2: Valens angles the weapon low and rakes Maximus Decimus Meridius's leg — Maximus Decimus Meridius barely feels it, adrenaline surging.

R2: The net whirls out and snares Maximus Decimus Meridius fast!

R2: Maximus Decimus Meridius claws out of the net but the advantage is lost.

R3: Valens waits for the opening then commits the trident at Maximus Decimus Meridius yet Maximus Decimus Meridius maintains focus through the pain.

R3: Valens ensnares Maximus Decimus Meridius in the net — a perfect opening looms!

R3: Maximus Decimus Meridius thrashes free of the net but loses the initiative.

R4: Valens pivots smoothly and redirects the trident at Maximus Decimus Meridius though the strike lands, Maximus Decimus Meridius hardly notices.

R4: Maximus Decimus Meridius plants their feet and punches the gladius into Valens driving Valens to one knee before they recover.

R5: Valens pivots smoothly and redirects the trident at Maximus Decimus Meridius yet Maximus Decimus Meridius plants their feet and endures.

R5: The weighted net catches Maximus Decimus Meridius across the shoulders — trapped!

R5: Maximus Decimus Meridius claws out of the net but the advantage is lost.

R6: Valens waits for the opening then commits the trident at Maximus Decimus Meridius but the strike barely bites through Maximus Decimus Meridius's guard.

R6: Maximus Decimus Meridius turns defense into offense, shield blocking then blade attacking Valens and Valens knows this wound will cost them.

R7: Valens darts in and thrusts the trident at Maximus Decimus Meridius — a cosmetic cut, Maximus Decimus Meridius's fighting spirit intact.

R7: Maximus Decimus Meridius sees the opening and drives home a CRITICAL blow into Valens!

R8: Valens lunges with serpentine grace, three points seeking Maximus Decimus Meridius yet Maximus Decimus Meridius weathers it and stands firm.

R8: Valens times the net throw perfectly, binding Maximus Decimus Meridius's weapon arm!

R8: Maximus Decimus Meridius claws out of the net but the advantage is lost.

R9: Valens advances with measured steps, then strikes Maximus Decimus Meridius but Maximus Decimus Meridius anticipates and minimizes the damage.

R9: Maximus Decimus Meridius pounds forward, each step punctuated by a strike at Valens but Valens anticipates and minimizes the damage.

R10: Valens darts forward on the balls of the feet and strikes Maximus Decimus Meridius — a cosmetic cut, Maximus Decimus Meridius's fighting spirit intact.

R10: Maximus Decimus Meridius catches Valens's weapon on the shield and counters yet Valens plants their feet and endures.

R11: Valens leaps aside and drives the trident home at Maximus Decimus Meridius though Maximus Decimus Meridius grimaces, the damage is slight.

R11: Carnage! Maximus Decimus Meridius lands a horrific CRITICAL on Valens!

R12: Valens darts forward on the balls of the feet and strikes Maximus Decimus Meridius — barely a mark, Maximus Decimus Meridius holds the line.

R12: Maximus Decimus Meridius uses the shield edge to split Valens's guard then cuts carving through leather and flesh on Valens.

R13: Valens shifts angles and thrusts the prongs at Maximus Decimus Meridius's flank — Maximus Decimus Meridius barely feels it, adrenaline surging.

R13: A master stroke — Maximus Decimus Meridius opens Valens with a CRITICAL slash!

R13: Valens is bloodied and swaying, barely keeping their feet.

R14: Valens feathers the trident point toward Maximus Decimus Meridius's throat — a flesh wound that won't slow Maximus Decimus Meridius down.

R14: Maximus Decimus Meridius beats Valens's weapon aside and thrusts hard cutting through Valens's confidence and flesh alike.

R15: Valens circles clockwise and punches the trident through Maximus Decimus Meridius's guard — Maximus Decimus Meridius's armor does its job, no penetration.

Round 15: Valens reads the angle and slips clear of Maximus Decimus Meridius's strike.

R16: Valens whips the trident in a vicious arc toward Maximus Decimus Meridius yet Maximus Decimus Meridius absorbs it without breaking stride.

Round 16: Valens reads the angle and slips clear of Maximus Decimus Meridius's strike.

R17: Valens demonstrates mastery of distance, lancing Maximus Decimus Meridius — a glancing strike, more sound than fury.

R17: Maximus Decimus Meridius dominates the clinch, shield up, blade working at Valens though Valens deflects most of the impact.

R18: A master stroke — Valens opens Maximus Decimus Meridius with a CRITICAL slash!

R18: Valens times the net throw perfectly, binding Maximus Decimus Meridius's weapon arm!

R18: Maximus Decimus Meridius thrashes free of the net but loses the initiative.

R19: Valens feathers the trident point toward Maximus Decimus Meridius's throat but Maximus Decimus Meridius anticipates and minimizes the damage.

R19: Maximus Decimus Meridius uses the shield to pin Valens and stabs viciously and Valens hisses through gritted teeth.

R20: Valens finds the perfect opening — a CRITICAL strike that tears into Maximus Decimus Meridius!

R20: Maximus Decimus Meridius bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Valens striking with surgical precision at Valens.