User blog comment:B214/Chapter 383 Surfing Lucy thoughts and analysis/@comment-7418318-20140509140715/@comment-7418318-20140509232934

Did you see Lamy land even a single hit on Virgo? If the enemy can't even hit back, even though Virgo was paying attention to Lucy's fight instead of devoting all her attention to just Lamy, but land a few attacks of her own I would indeed call that "no problem".

Lamy might only have gotten that grip on Lisanna because the Strauss was being stupid, but even so Lis was still unable to escape the Demon's grip. Considering how badly Lamy is holding Lisanna down, anyone with equal strength should be able to bust out of it, but Lisanna isn't.

Also paying attention to your fights and not getting distracted is just as much a part of fighting as technique and strength. If Lisanna really was stronger than Lamy and still lost due to getting distracted, it only makes her appear all that more useless. Apart from lacking power, it would also make her seem incompetent and/or stupid. I prefer a weak Lisanna over a strong but stupid one.