🗣️ Predatorus bellows: “I Was Born for This.”

R1: Rocketeer draws Predatorus in then punishes with a quick jab but Predatorus turns it aside for only a glancing graze.

R1: The weighted net catches Predatorus across the shoulders — trapped!

R1: Predatorus breaks free of the mesh, bleeding precious seconds.

R2: Rocketeer withdraws then strikes like lightning at Predatorus — barely a mark, Predatorus holds the line.

R2: Rocketeer spins the net expertly, wrapping Predatorus tight!

R2: Predatorus tears the net away — but the opening has passed.

R3: Rocketeer keeps Predatorus honest with probing jabs but the strike barely bites through Predatorus's guard.

R3: Predatorus shield-bashes Rocketeer and drives the gladius home and Rocketeer takes a knee briefly before rising.

R4: Rocketeer feints with the net then spears Predatorus though Predatorus takes the hit, it changes nothing.

R4: Predatorus grinds Rocketeer down with a short, brutal thrust finding its mark as Rocketeer absorbs the punishment.

R5: Rocketeer lunges with serpentine grace, three points seeking Predatorus — Predatorus takes it on the bracer, no real harm done.

R5: The weighted net catches Predatorus across the shoulders — trapped!

R5: Predatorus cuts loose from the net, gasping, the moment wasted.

R6: Rocketeer uses superior reach to probe Predatorus's defenses — a cosmetic cut, Predatorus's fighting spirit intact.

R6: Predatorus absorbs Rocketeer's strike and returns fire with the gladius punching through as Rocketeer tries to disengage.

Round 6: Predatorus drives a shield bash home — Rocketeer is stunned!

Round 7: Rocketeer is still reeling and cannot act.

R7: Predatorus advances relentlessly, gladius probing for Rocketeer yet Rocketeer weathers it and stands firm.

R8: Rocketeer shifts angles and thrusts the prongs at Predatorus's flank yet Predatorus continues forward, undeterred.

R8: Rocketeer casts the weighted net — Predatorus is tangled and floundering!

R8: Predatorus tears the net away — but the opening has passed.

R9: Rocketeer uses the net to bind then follows with steel at Predatorus though the blade skitters across Predatorus's armor.

R9: Predatorus uses weight advantage to drive Rocketeer backward and Rocketeer feels the warmth of blood soaking through.

R10: Rocketeer shifts angles and thrusts the prongs at Predatorus's flank but Predatorus twists clear, taking only a nick.

R10: Predatorus wedges the shield into Rocketeer's guard then stabs yet Rocketeer weathers it and stands firm.

R11: Rocketeer maintains composure and picks the moment to strike Predatorus but Predatorus reads it coming and moves with the strike.

R11: Predatorus beats Rocketeer's weapon aside and thrusts hard tearing through Rocketeer's defense like paper.

R12: Rocketeer feathers the trident point toward Predatorus's throat yet Predatorus keeps their footing despite the graze.

R12: Predatorus locks onto Rocketeer and pressures forward with shield and sword though Rocketeer parries at the last instant.

R13: Rocketeer uses the arena's space to outposition and strike Predatorus but Predatorus gives ground gracefully, damage minimal.

R13: Predatorus drives Rocketeer back with shield pressure then cuts — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R14: Rocketeer whips the trident in a vicious arc toward Predatorus — Predatorus takes worse in training, this is nothing.

R14: Predatorus locks onto Rocketeer and pressures forward with shield and sword and Rocketeer gives ground, breathing hard.

R15: Rocketeer feints high and stabs low at Predatorus though Predatorus parries at the last instant.

R15: Rocketeer spins the net expertly, wrapping Predatorus tight!

R15: Predatorus claws out of the net but the advantage is lost.

R16: Rocketeer dances back then snaps forward, spearing Predatorus yet Predatorus remains composed, wound superficial.

R16: Absolute perfection — Predatorus lands a CRITICAL that drops Rocketeer!

R17: Rocketeer demonstrates patience before striking Predatorus but Predatorus times a half-step back perfectly.

R17: Predatorus finds an inch of space and drives a CRITICAL blow home to Rocketeer!

R18: Rocketeer spins the shaft and stabs at Predatorus's lower body though Predatorus grimaces, the damage is slight.

R18: Predatorus demonstrates classic technique, advancing on Rocketeer striking with surgical precision at Rocketeer.

R18: Rocketeer is broken, eyes glazed, weapon drooping.

R19: Rocketeer spins the shaft and stabs at Predatorus's lower body — a cosmetic cut, Predatorus's fighting spirit intact.

R19: Rocketeer times the net throw perfectly, binding Predatorus's weapon arm!

R19: Predatorus thrashes free of the net but loses the initiative.

R20: Rocketeer pivots and thrusts the trident into Predatorus's side — Predatorus shrugs off what would fell a lesser warrior.

R20: Predatorus grinds Rocketeer down with a short, brutal thrust but Rocketeer times a half-step back perfectly.

R21: Rocketeer dances back then snaps forward, spearing Predatorus — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R21: Predatorus uses the shield as an anvil and the blade as a hammer on Rocketeer yet Rocketeer absorbs the blow with practiced ease.

R22: Rocketeer circles clockwise and punches the trident through Predatorus's guard yet Predatorus continues forward, undeterred.

R22: Predatorus closes the gap and delivers a crushing shield blow to Rocketeer landing clean as Rocketeer tries to circle away.

R23: Rocketeer maintains composure and picks the moment to strike Predatorus — a flesh wound, painful but not dire.

R23: Predatorus drives Rocketeer back with shield pressure then cuts but Rocketeer times a half-step back perfectly.

R24: Rocketeer feints with the net then spears Predatorus — Predatorus shrugs off what would fell a lesser warrior.

R24: Predatorus advances in perfect formation, blade snapping at Rocketeer — Rocketeer shrugs off what would fell a lesser warrior.