User blog comment:B214/Shin DxD 1 discussion/@comment-36663391-20180920083134/@comment-2601:87:8300:20D0:928:FD29:7461:29C3-20180921224831

I wouldn't really call it a draw. More like they couldn't finish the fight. If Rias didn't surrendered, who knows what the outcome be and plus from the beginning it wasn't a one on one elimination, it just ended up that way. This a team battle and he struggle  fighting Strada first anyway even with his teammates.