Could a Tokyo SalaryMan take an American boomer Tourist? Could CardioGranny mess up the Mailman? Is the Baker a better choice against the Garbageman?
Let's find out
Let's find out

I love a good waffle house brawl irl or in rp. How about something along the lines of that spontaneity, power scaling down to normal levels and armament for beginning sakes. I havn't GM'd much but posting and working through a bracket seems doable. Basically, I want an easily accessible introductory type arena RP or a casual type story focused endeavor. where folks and knockoff some rust, grow to higher levels in future rps, or really define themselves as a wordfighter. Insight and assistance always welcome, lemme know what you think!
Setting:
Modern Earth(Hosptials, diners, intersections, military bases, it's all open if agreed upon)
Cause of Conflicts:
I was thinking a parasitic fungus that makes paranoid and aggressive behaviors, pain tolerance rise, and scar tissue faintly glow. Very low-level infection rates to stop mobs from happening, and also the fungal aspect would make it benign to the character traits save for those mentioned but also make similarly infected seek each other out/battle. It's a pandemic, where in only a very small amount, almost 1 in a million of infected show the rage trait leaving the rest of the world aware but unprepared for this RP's shenanigans. I plan to have a clandestine ambulance chasing tv network with camera drones seeking out the fights and possible anti-terrorist to the max organizations trying to come up with plans so it can be weaponized and capitalized.
Characters:
Average would be the best word. Some are more 'qualified fighters' than others but statistically I'm going for a luck of the draw. Showcase your skills with something out of left field and random/rougelike. Story wise the people behind the scenes on the sudden new global issue would be open to play as well.