READING, Pa. – As the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour got underway Friday night in Reading, Pennsylvania, Alisson De Souza (Taubate, Brazil) rode supreme, winning Round 1 of PBR Reading inside an electric Santander Arena. 

Souza was tasked with Helena’s Pet (J Bar W) in the opening round. In what proved to be a perfect pairing, Souza dominated the bull for an unrivaled 84 points.

In addition to propelling Souza to the top of the event leaderboard, the score garnered the affable Brazilian a crucial 28 points in the race to be crowned the 2025 PBR Velocity Tour Champion.

PBR’s bovine athletes dominated Friday evening in the Keystone State, surrendering just two qualified rides in 31 attempts. They delivered buckoffs in 93.54% of the trips in Round 1 of PBR Reading.

As the only other rider to last the requisite 8, Eduardo de Oliveira (Nova Lacerda, Brazil) was second.

In a business decision, Oliveira elected to keep his 56-point score aboard Funny Farm (Cornwell Bucking Bulls/PCP Bucking Bulls) despite being offered a re-ride.

Oliveira’s silver showing in Round 1 earned him 10 Velocity Global points.

Action for PBR Reading will conclude with Round 2 and the championship round on Saturday, Feb. 8. Action gets underway at 7 p.m. ET. Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at Santander-Arena.com, ticketmaster.com and PBR.com, and at the Santander Arena Box Office.

PBR RidePass on Pluto TV will offer re-airs and on-demand replays of PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour events and is available on desktops, laptops and mobile devices via www.pluto.tv.

PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour
PBR Reading
Santander Arena – Reading, Pennsylvania 
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3- Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Alisson De Souza, 84-0-0-84.00-28 Points.
2. Eduardo de Oliveira, 56-0-0-56.00-10 Points.
Grayson Cole [1], 0-0-0-0.00
Grayson Cole [2], 0-0-0-0.00
Andrei Scoparo, 0-0-0-0.00
Cody Nance, 0-0-0-0.00
Alex Cantoral, 0-0-0-0.00
Eloisio Boaventura, 0-0-0-0.00
Douglas Franco, 0-0-0-0.00
Vinicius Rainer, 0-0-0-0.00
Bret Timmermans, 0-0-0-0.00
Melvin Byler, 0-0-0-0.00
Varnei José Santana Junio, 0-0-0-0.00
Geferson Damascena, 0-0-0-0.00
Cristhian Felipe Pereira Maia, 0-0-0-0.00
Iuslei Rodrigues De Sousa, 0-0-0-0.00
Fabio Junior Borges, 0-0-0-0.00
Marlon Henrique, 0-0-0-0.00
Sergio Cantoral, 0-0-0-0.00
Douglas da Silva Barreto, 0-0-0-0.00
Mario Dubon, 0-0-0-0.00
Marco Anthonio Silva Santos, 0-0-0-0.00
Gustavo Junio Lima, 0-0-0-0.00
Walison Neves, 0-0-0-0.00
Nick Garramone, 0-0-0-0.00
Justin Van de Kemp [1], 0-0-0-0.00
Justin Van de Kemp [2], 0-0-0-0.00
Marcos Rodrigo De Oliveira Dutra, 0-0-0-0.00
Romaique Teixeira Rodrigues, 0-0-0-0.00
Jarlin Canales Avila, 0-0-0-0.00
Bruno Leite Dos Santos, 0-0-0-0.00

Photo courtesy of James Reuff