Its probably gonna be switching back and forth like zoro and sanji's fights imo
Yes. I think VS. titles are extremely arbitrary. Yeah, they do have some indication to things being focused on or wrapping up, but there are instances in this story where Vs. Titles happen and the fights do not end for some time. I throw around Luffy vs Lucci. It's titled in CH 418, yet doesn't end till 428, sprinkled in with other things.
There also really just isn't a set pattern with vs titles since:
- Franky/Sasaki never got one.
- Jinbe vs. WsW ended the same chapter as his Vs chapter.
- Robin had an entire 2nd chapter after her Vs chapter.
- Sanji and Zoro's ended 2 pages onto the following Chapter after their vs. Chapters.
None of the above follow the same thing. Now Kid/Law's doesn't even finish this chapter. On that end as well, they are fighting a Yonko, not a F6 or Calamity. And even on that front, the F6 got 1-2 chapters of focus at most, while the 2 Calamities fought Zoro/Sanji nearly 50 pages each, or almost/more than 3 chapters.
Kid/Law never really got that focus until like 4 pages in 1029, 4 pages in 1030, and 4 pages in 1031. That's it. This chapter is the first real chapter where it seems like they are getting more than 4-5 pages of action time. Sanji and Zoro got these moments in 1027/1028/1031/1032/1033 before Queen and King fell the following 2 chapters.
Basically, we'll see. If they don't win next chapter or 1040, or if the scenes once again shift to something else (i.e. not maintain focus on the fight) then the fight with BM is gonna be longer than we think.