In the second game, Dwayne showed a different performance from what he showed in the first game. There was no overwhelming appearance. In fact, it seemed difficult for him to even put up a struggle, and only half of his hits were making contact.

“Sergei is great. He has a significant advantage over Dwayne, who beat Karelin.”

“Player Sergei is very good at using the basic reach differences. He isn’t giving Dwayne access.”

“The chances of Player Dwayne stopping here have increased. A smooth defeat will be waiting for him if the fight continues like this.”

The commentators picked up on exactly what was happening to Dwayne. There was one reason why few professional gamers used fists as their weapon of choice. In Arena, if the players involved had the same level of strength, those with weapons would have an advantage. Be it psychological warfare or distance control, they were all problems that people who used fists had to consider, whereas people with weapons just had to think about fighting. In other words, those with weapons were already a step ahead.

‘It will be hard if it continues like this.’ Dwayne knew it as w...