User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Chapter 472: Laxus vs. Wahl, Review/@comment-1153699-20160208202815/@comment-25111584-20160209102028

The machines were there because the battle was taking place inside a giant robot.

Gray won against Ultear because she gave up the fight, just like he won against Silver because Silver never intended to win in the first place. Neither fight was an actual, clear-cut win for Gray...