Brandi
Hearing the noise come from Michah Xerx felt a bit bad; not that he was taking pity on Michah, but if the tournament was set up a bit differently then it's be more if a fight rather than a hit and run style of approach in which case Michah would still be a tad bit slower, BUT he'd have a better chance. Again it wasn't pity he felt, he felt a bit guilty and underwhelmed as Michah could have beat him if things were set up differently, but at the moment it was what it was and neither would be able to complain or change the rules. Not wanting to run away, and with most of his maneuver abilities on cool down, Xerx would meet Michah and take the hit before attempting to do the same in trading blows with an attack of his own matching his opponent's strength.

Strength: 22.5
Crystal
*He was able to use a dodge roll to avoid the attack and get behind Xerx, trying again to hit him and then picking up a few orbs.*

Speed: 100
Strength: 22.5
Orbs: 90
Brandi
With things being more relative, Xerx actually smiled a bit as Michah showed off his moves. Sure Xerx got hit, but in retaliation, he'd just fire dash back in attempt to "Return the favor" Where if successful at this point collecting orbs didn't entirely matter, but the two would be sure to do so regardless. 

Speed: 122

Orbs: 110 -100 -105
Crystal
*He grunted again as he took the hit, grabbing some more orbs and backing away, waiting for Xerx to make the next move since he had used most of his moves too recently.*

Orbs: 90 -80 -85