User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 457: Naked Battle, Review./@comment-1776824-20151019040912

To me, it's that he, Hiro, can't draw a back-and-forth fight. One side has to be totally dominating the other before they make a ridiculous comeback. The fight formula is grating on my nerves, but the chapter itself as a whole was decent. Allusions to the mystery behind Layla's death being revealed are up, Erza's new armor was very nice, we skipped the fodder fights, etc. Overall the chapter was about a 6 or 7, above average mostly, but honestly, either Ajeel is down for the count or he's going to retreat. I don't see this fight continuing any longer between them, one way or the other.