Judging is important, sometimes people will take liberties in battles, and its important to have a third (more experienced) opinion to keep things fair. But yeah it really should come down to who wins the fight, the writing clearly just makes it easier to know whats going on and if you are descriptive then you are going to be in favor of who is judging it.

As far as tiers, like I said before its only there if you need it, dont come at me like I'm some tier advocate, Its something I incorporate with newer players on the guild so I don't have to fuck about trying to explain why a Demi God Warlord can be damaged by a skateboarder's punch. Good matchups make good fights.