Well here's an example of a battle loading if you want to see the "pause" before it goes into battle. Just watch from the start as there is a battle right a few seconds into the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93119FZQLjI&feature=related
starcraft: "I and every PS3 fanboy alive are waiting for Versus more than FFXIII.
Me since the games were revealed, the fanboys since E3."
Skeeuk: "playstation 3 is the ultimate in gaming acceleration"