Vets, help me out on this.

This was my last battle:debaser vs. TRIBAL

Apparently I'm losing because Tribal's attempts at punches were harder. I know my punches in this verse weren't that hard, but I thought they connected better and worked more seamlessly within the flow.

My question is, is it better to disregard flow and structure, as TRIBAL clearly did here, in favor of harder punches, even if those harder punches don't really fit the rhyme scheme or help to make it a better read?

What am I missing here?