Page 102 – High Risk
Has anyone been hit with a bag of doorknobs before? XD
Sabrina continues her daredevil offense and really throwing caution to the wind. There’s no guarantee that even if Sabrina DOES hit this moonsault, the damage to herself might be just as severe as the damage to Loretta. Of course, Loretta might dodge this, or come up with her own special counter to this. Lots of variables to this high-risk, high reward maneuver.
You can say that Sabrina is reckless, you can say that she really wants to win, or both, but you can see that she’s giving it her all. It doesn’t hurt that the fans are getting their money’s worth and enjoying the show too. Sabrina feeds off of the fans, so she’s really flying, literally.
You can check out the youtube clip below of another reckless superstar doing that same move. If you check it out, you may need to turn the volume down a tad:
Thanks… the match is not over yet.. hope still more to come in Loretta VS Sabrina match… 20 more episode hahahha.. could this be “Monday Night Squash” coz Catgirs squash Brooke and Krystin, Sun squash Sara Valentine and now Sabrina squash Loretta.. hahaha 😀
Oh!! Sabrina is making another high risk manuver.. I agree with Jeff “Loretta is hurt” I agree that Sabrina giving it all, and giving Loretta a taste of the new “Ultragirl”.. and backing up what say commented earlier.. “You never face this ultragirl before and I guarantee I show you something new” and good thing Sabrina didn’t raises her hand up to show something to the audience.
But I gonna say this.. this moonsault I think it’s reckless for Sabrina’s part.. she can just go outside and give Loretta 5 chops on the chest. or maybe irish whip Loretta to the steel post. but instead she goes for the moonsault. but then again.. I will give credit to Sabrina for executing high risk moves.. she’s really deserved the name “Ultragirl”
The question is can Loretta dodge it? did Loretta now realized what’s Sabrina’s offensive moves?
For Loretta, I can say much.. if she got hit by this moonsault.. how humiliating to Loretta.. Loretta can just move backwards or side step so Sabrina can hit the ground. or maybe a dropkick on Sabrina’s chest. that will be good.
Looking at Panel 1: Loretta is defenseless against Sabrina.
Panel 4: if puts a small brown box what Loretta’s mind is thinking “how the hell? Sabrina become this fast. it’s impossible that I’m losing to this Sabrina. I’m Loretta Diaz.. ”
Moonsault panel: It’s a Bird..It’s a plane.. it’s supergirl?? NO.. IT’S ULTRAGIRL!!!!
I noticed that “Ultragirl” Sabrina Mancini used a technique like Sun in episode 93.. hitting the opponent so fast she won’t have felt pain, and no time to scream in pain. 98-102 Loretta got hit, she didn’t scream in pain..
and it’s seem my Let’s go Diaz chat last time didn’t work.. no point of cheering for her now..
BOOOOOO! Sabrina should never have connected with that kick! Sheesh.
Hopefully Loretta will move and Ultragirl will Ultramiss 🙂 Then i could see Loretta reaching into the audience so that she can introduce Sabrina to chairsville!
Or failing that use the steel steps to weaken Ultragirls back a bit more, then take her into the ring and lay some serious smakdown… after a (hopeful) miss like that Ultragirl will be primed for a working over 🙂
I agree with MGC, the upstarts should get squashed… not only will it show them they have to work harder.. but Sun is the only upstart who has won (wrongly haha) so theres tension between the girls for a future storyline 🙂
These “High Risk” moves may be a gamble, but their outcome isn’t purely random.
Basically it’s a gamble with Time: Time spent to set up the next move vs. Time the opponent has to recover from the previous blow. If you just keep hitting hard enough, fast enough, the opponent never stands a chance.
And I notice that Ultragirl has stopped her interaction with the crowd. She just moves from one high risk attack to the next as quickly as possible, and lets her actions speak for themselves.
Right now, Ultragirl is past playing games and means business!
MGC, some good points and observations there. Definitely more to come with this match, so you can expect it to go longer than Sun vs Valentine match. XD *I* think the Moonsault from inside to outside of the ring is completely reckless, but the fans cheer for it! Loretta is finding out the hard way that this isn’t the same Ultragirl from before and it’s very possible that Loretta is thinking exactly what you wrote! The commentary you had for the Moonsault panel is funny, we may have to get you a spot next to Jeff and Dawn commentating. 😛
LOL, thanks Matt.
Yep, JackAce, Sabrina is basically blitzkrieging Loretta so Loretta doesn’t have a chance to breathe. Sabrina is all business, but just like Jeff Hardy and RVD, she can’t help but interact with the crowd, so its probably coming sooner or later, assuming she doesn’t miss this moonsault or hurt herself in the process. After all, the fans cheering Sabrina on is her ace in the hole when she’s taking a beating.
It seems to me Sabrina is in one track mind mode… if one flying kick is good then more must be better. If Loretta isn’t too walloped to realize what’s happening in the last panel, she has time to dodge. Sabrina, being on a ballistic course, wouldn’t be able to correct. If Sabrina misses, she’s gonna hit the floor or the wall in front of the spectators at -what- ten to fifteen miles an hour? That’s gonna hurt, quite likey leading to a hospital stay.
If Sabrina hits Loretta, I cannot imagine Miz Diaz would be in any shape to continue the match. Her future in this contest depends on avoiding the latest flying kick. If she can dodge, she can turn this around.
As always, great work on the artistry, the variable size panels work very well in conveying a sense of varying time per panel: the little panels with motion are glimpses, panel three is a second or so, and the big main one is a couple of seconds.
I like the new color coded sound effects: blue for direct contact by Sabrina and red for second order events like falling after being struck. I noticed these earlier but I’ve been working long hours and just haven’t had time to comment. Did have time to vote, though.
Tuning in Monday to see what happens next!!
I don’t think Sabrina’s choice of actions is based on a lack of imagination.
What she’s doing right now is pure humiliation. She’s basically telling Loretta: “Look! I can do anything I want with you! And you are unable to stop me!”
I kinda like to see.. Sabrina do after she hit the moonsault to Loretta.. Sabrina grabs Loretta’s face and call up a cameraman. then shake Loretta’s face. like Loretta did to Sabrina episode 65.. 😀
I don’t know if Sabrina do trash talks..
I kinda hope.. like when the match, is over in which Sabrina wins.. Loretta improve herself, and maybe challenge Sabrina again in the future..
maybe we’ll see a grudge match two.. Loretta VS Sabrina.. and that day, Sabrina faced a different Loretta Diaz.. more faster, more focus and serious of Loretta Diaz.. in which Sabrina will felt what Loretta feeling now..
I hope Loretta learn a bit lesson her.. that Loretta’s flexibilty is not a enough to stop Sabrina’s speed with high flying moves..
And Sabrina learned about her past mistake.. Sabrina used high fly moves to prevent Loretta from grounding her. and it work great for now..
I don’t like Sabrina.. but, I respect her skill and performance in the ring.. which she gave great..
Well, my take has less to do with strategy and more with what makes for an interesting match. I’m predicting Loretta will dodge it because one-sided matches are *boring*, and it’s doubtful that someone who has 3 consecutive wins will be squashed. I am predicting a Sabrina win (as the only Upstart in the tournament, she needs to hang in at least until she can face one of the Hell’s Belles), but not before Loretta makes a heel style comeback and shuts down the assault for a while.
That said, I don’t really view Sabrina’s approach as a complete mistake. She’s a high flyer. A flyer’s offense hinges on a barrage of attacks and their defense is basically “don’t give them a chance to breathe”. They’re all about momentum. And the weakness is that the high risk nature of their offense means that once that momentum gets stopped, it’s hard to get going again.
Here’s another entry on the list of future developement speculations:
It just occured to me that Loretta and Krystin might make a pretty good Tag-Team.
They’re both predominatly Technical wrestlers and they’re both not overly concerned about sticking to the rules. Loretty is the more agile of the two, while Krystin is a bit stonger.
Roller Derby Fan, I think you’ve got it right both ways. If Sabrina misses the moonsault, it could be the end of the match for her. If Sabrina hits Loretta, both girls are liable to feel it, but yeah, Loretta would have to be out of it, you’d have to think. Thanks for the kind words, and I’m glad you liked the little touches on this page. Always, thanks for reading, commenting and voting!
JackAce, there’s definitely some payback going on here, airmail to Loretta from Sabrina. No matter the outcome of this match, I think Loretta will have a definite attitude adjustment towards Sabrina. Interesting suggestion for a tag team between Loretta and Krystin. They’d definitely have some talent and attitude in their tag team.
MGC, Its not really in Sabrina’s nature to outwardly humiliate her opponents. While Loretta would have no problem shaking a groggy Sabrina’s face in front of the camera, its not really Sabrina’s style, for better or worse. That’s not to say though that Sabrina won’t celebrate the awesomeness of her move, if she does indeed hit the moonsault and not wreck herself in the process.
As far as a rematch goes, it would have to be put on hold as the winner will have a spot in the TV Tournament to worry about. And then again, win or lose, they might be tired of fighting each other. XD
Adon, you have some interesting observations. And good points about Sabrina’s high flying strategy. So far, the results validate the risks. Yeah, if that momentum gets stopped, its going to be a bear to get going again. Great points!