diff --git a/RelationshipsPVP.lua b/RelationshipsPVP.lua
index 0282370..7b38a39 100644
--- a/RelationshipsPVP.lua
+++ b/RelationshipsPVP.lua
@@ -226,9 +226,18 @@ local function RegisterDeath()
   local db = EnsureDB()
   if not db.currentMatch or db.currentMatch.key ~= currentBG then
     db.currentMatch = { key = currentBG, killedBy = {} }
+    -- Fresh match: reset the "last match" tally so the Nemesis line
+    -- starts from zero and updates live as deaths accumulate.
+    db.lastMatchKilledBy = {}
+    db.lastMatchKey      = currentBG
   end
   local n = lastAttackerName
   db.currentMatch.killedBy[n] = (db.currentMatch.killedBy[n] or 0) + 1
+  -- Live update: promote this death straight into the "last match" and
+  -- all-time KOS tables so the UI reflects it immediately, instead of
+  -- waiting until FinalizeMatchKillers() runs at match end.
+  db.lastMatchKilledBy[n] = (db.lastMatchKilledBy[n] or 0) + 1
+  db.killedByAll[n]       = (db.killedByAll[n]       or 0) + 1
 end
 
 -- Called when we transition out of a BG: promote currentMatch tallies to
@@ -236,18 +245,9 @@ end
 local function FinalizeMatchKillers()
   local db = RelationshipsPVPCharDB
   if not db or not db.currentMatch then return end
-  local cm = db.currentMatch
-  local hasAny = false
-  local newLast = {}
-  for name, cnt in pairs(cm.killedBy or {}) do
-    newLast[name] = cnt
-    db.killedByAll[name] = (db.killedByAll[name] or 0) + cnt
-    hasAny = true
-  end
-  if hasAny then
-    db.lastMatchKilledBy = newLast
-    db.lastMatchKey      = cm.key
-  end
+  -- Deaths are now folded into lastMatchKilledBy / killedByAll live in
+  -- RegisterDeath(), so there's nothing to promote here -- just clear
+  -- the in-progress match marker.
   db.currentMatch = nil
 end