This stand-alone story opens with two people arriving on Babylon 5. One, Walker Smith, is a wrongly disgraced boxer who wants to regain his reputation by being the first human to compete in the Mutai, an alien martial arts contest. The second is a rabbi who is a family friend of Lt. Cmdr. Susan Ivanova; he wants her to formally mourn her father according to Jewish tradition, something she is reluctant to do. Smith is initially refused permission to compete but then he is approached by an alien who tells him there is another way into the sport; it won't be easy though as it involves formally challenging the champion.
After the previous episode which introduced major plot arcs it was a bit of a disappointment to get a stand-alone episode; especially one largely centred on a guest character. The Mutai bouts are pretty intense and does look like a real martial art; presumably inspired by the identical sounding Muay Thai. For a single episode character Walker Smith is entertaining enough; Gregory McKinney does a fine job, especially during the final bout. The secondary story, involving Ivanova, provides some decent character development but isn't as interesting. Overall not one of the better episode unless you are a fan of martial arts.