diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/FightPage.vue b/frontend/src/pages/FightPage.vue
index b47a242..16714d7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/FightPage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/FightPage.vue
@@ -199,13 +199,17 @@ function wireSSE() {
       }
     },
     onRoundStart(data) {
-      liveLogItems.value.push({
-        type: 'challenge',
-        round: data.round,
-        text: `${data.challenge.label}: ${data.challenge.prompt}`,
-        color: 'neon-green',
-      })
-      scrollLiveLog()
+      // For human fights, don't preview the question in the log — it spoils the
+      // challenge before the input area shows it. The round_end handler adds the full result.
+      if (!isHumanFight.value) {
+        liveLogItems.value.push({
+          type: 'challenge',
+          round: data.round,
+          text: `${data.challenge.label}: ${data.challenge.prompt}`,
+          color: 'neon-green',
+        })
+        scrollLiveLog()
+      }
     },
     onHumanChallenge(sseData) {
       // SSE now includes choices directly — no secondary fetch needed
@@ -454,16 +458,9 @@ watch(() => route.params.fightId, async (newId) => {
   if (isLive.value) {
     startPolling({ onFinished: () => stopHumanPolling(), onTimeout: () => stopHumanPolling(), keepLive: isHumanFight.value })
     wireSSE()
-    if (isHumanFight.value) {
-      startHumanPolling()
-      await nextTick()
-      await nextTick()
-      if (liveFightData.value) await initLiveScene()
-    } else {
-      if (!liveFightData.value) await loadFight()
-      await nextTick()
-      await nextTick()
-      if (liveFightData.value) await initLiveScene()
+    // Scene init handled by liveFightData watcher to avoid double init
+    if (!isHumanFight.value && !liveFightData.value) {
+      await loadFight()
     }
   }
 })
@@ -526,17 +523,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     startPolling({ onFinished: () => stopHumanPolling(), onTimeout: () => stopHumanPolling(), keepLive: isHumanFight.value })
     if (isHumanFight.value) {
       wireSSE()
-      // Init scene first, then start challenge polling — ensures entrance
-      // plays before the first question appears (characters invisible otherwise)
-      if (liveFightData.value) {
-        await nextTick()
-        await nextTick()
-        await initLiveScene()
-      }
-      // Only start polling after scene is ready (or watcher will start it when liveFightData arrives)
-      if (liveSceneReady.value) {
-        startHumanPolling()
-      }
+      // Scene init + human polling are handled by the liveFightData watcher
+      // (avoids double init if loadFight already set liveFightData)
     }
   }
 })
@@ -586,15 +574,13 @@ async function fightAgain(botId: string) {
       startPolling({ onFinished: () => stopHumanPolling(), onTimeout: () => stopHumanPolling(), keepLive: isHumanFight.value })
       if (isHumanFight.value) {
         wireSSE()
+        // Poll until fight data arrives — the liveFightData watcher handles scene init
+        // (don't call initLiveScene directly, it causes double kaplay init + double TTS)
         for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
           await loadFight()
           if (liveFightData.value) break
           await sleep(300)
         }
-        await nextTick()
-        await nextTick()
-        if (liveFightData.value) await initLiveScene()
-        startHumanPolling()
       }
     } else {
       fightError.value = `Failed to start fight (${res.status})`