R1: Ovidius the Swift uses the shield to pin Seneca the Quiet and stabs viciously — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R1: Seneca the Quiet uses the shield rim like a weapon against Ovidius the Swift and Ovidius the Swift stumbles, vision blurring for a moment.

R2: Ovidius the Swift dominates the clinch, shield up, blade working at Seneca the Quiet yet Seneca the Quiet maintains focus through the pain.

R2: Seneca the Quiet delivers a crushing shield strike then follows with steel at Ovidius the Swift and Ovidius the Swift doubles over momentarily from the blow.

R3: Ovidius the Swift anchors behind the shield and lashes out at Seneca the Quiet though blood appears, Seneca the Quiet fights through it.

R3: Seneca the Quiet rides momentum forward, crashing into Ovidius the Swift with shield and blade though Ovidius the Swift grunts, it's only a surface cut.

R4: Ovidius the Swift pounds forward, each step punctuated by a strike at Seneca the Quiet yet Seneca the Quiet maintains posture despite the graze.

R4: Seneca the Quiet controls the engagement with shield positioning, then strikes Ovidius the Swift cutting through Ovidius the Swift's confidence and flesh alike.

R5: Ovidius the Swift times the shield bash perfectly and follows through at Seneca the Quiet yet Seneca the Quiet continues forward, undeterred.

R5: Seneca the Quiet reads Ovidius the Swift like a scroll and punishes with a CRITICAL strike!

R6: Ovidius the Swift builds pressure with the shield then converts to blade at Seneca the Quiet but Seneca the Quiet turns with the blow to lessen its bite.

R6: Seneca the Quiet plants the shield and slashes at Ovidius the Swift's exposed limbs and Ovidius the Swift takes a knee briefly before rising.

R7: Ovidius the Swift finds the weak point — a CRITICAL blow that tears through Seneca the Quiet!

R7: The death blow looms — Seneca the Quiet CRITICALLY wounds Ovidius the Swift!

R8: Ovidius the Swift uses the shield as an anvil and the blade as a hammer on Seneca the Quiet but Seneca the Quiet gives ground gracefully, damage minimal.

R8: Seneca the Quiet turns defense into offense, shield blocking then blade attacking Ovidius the Swift and Ovidius the Swift coughs, tasting copper.

R9: Ovidius the Swift catches Seneca the Quiet's weapon on the shield and counters — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R9: Seneca the Quiet plants the shield and slashes at Ovidius the Swift's exposed limbs but Ovidius the Swift reads it coming and moves with the strike.

R10: Ovidius the Swift absorbs Seneca the Quiet's strike and returns fire with the gladius but the strike barely bites through Seneca the Quiet's guard.

R10: Seneca the Quiet uses the shield to create space then thrusts at Ovidius the Swift — a flesh wound, painful but not dire.

R11: Ovidius the Swift executes a textbook CRITICAL strike on Seneca the Quiet!

R11: Seneca the Quiet shield-bashes Ovidius the Swift and drives the gladius home opening Ovidius the Swift up as crimson spatters the sand.

R11: The final moments — Ovidius the Swift can barely see their opponent.

R12: Ovidius the Swift rides momentum forward, crashing into Seneca the Quiet with shield and blade — a flesh wound that won't slow Seneca the Quiet down.

R12: Seneca the Quiet smashes the shield edge into Ovidius the Swift's face then follows with steel and Ovidius the Swift's eyes widen with the shock of it.

R13: Ovidius the Swift times a brutal shield hook and follows with the blade at Seneca the Quiet but the strike barely bites through Seneca the Quiet's guard.

R13: Seneca the Quiet proves their superiority with a CRITICAL strike on Ovidius the Swift!

R14: Ovidius the Swift builds pressure with the shield then converts to blade at Seneca the Quiet though the strike connects, Seneca the Quiet is unmoved.

R14: The death blow looms — Seneca the Quiet CRITICALLY wounds Ovidius the Swift!