MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Unleash The Beast launched its new season in electrifying fashion at SNHU Arena, where a packed house witnessed 13 riders conquer the full eight seconds in a dramatic opening round. Brazilian cowboy Paulo Eduardo Rossetto headlined the night, delivering the top ride to claim the round win and early lead in the championship standings.
Rossetto was the ninth qualified ride of the night, combining with Dirty South for 87.75 points. With the round-winning ride, Rossetto earned 28 points to put him atop the Unleash The Beast standings. Rossetto holds the early lead after finishing eighth in the UTB standings last season.
Alex Cerqueira bested Wingnut for the second-best ride of the night with 86.85 points to tally 18 points. He edged Dalton Kasel, who scored 86.75 points in the final out of the night aboard Magic Trick. Kasel, who finished runner-up in the standings in 2025 after being passed by the eventual World Champion Jose Vitor Leme, aims to build upon an early start to clinch his first world title. Leme took the weekend off to continue to recuperate from the recently concluded PBR Teams season.
Kaiden Loud, the runner-up at last year’s PBR Manchester event, recorded the fourth-best ride of the night with 86.30 points aboard Squealin’ Kitty.
Rounding out the top five was Lucas Martins Costa in his Unleash The Beast debut. Costa lasted the full eight on New Dinero for 86.15 points in his first out on the premier series.
The second night of action picks up at 7:45 p.m. ET Saturday night on December 13 to crown the event winner of the season opener.
The night marked the first time the PBR’s premier season used the new points system announced a month prior, shifting scoring to more precise tenth-point increments.
All three rounds of action in Manchester, New Hampshire, are being shown on Paramount+ as part of a new five-year deal signed with the streaming platform. Saturday’s action will be streamed in its entirety on Paramount+ starting at 8 p.m. ET.
Unleash The Beast – PBR Manchester
SNHU Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Paulo Eduardo Rossetto 87.75-0-0-87.75-28
2. Alex Cerqueira - 86.85-0-0-86.85-18
3. Dalton Kasel – 86.75-0-0-86.75-17
4. Kaiden Loud – 86.30-0-0-86.30-16
5. Lucas Martins Costa - 86.15-0-0-86.15-15
6. Julio Cesar Marques – 85.90-0-0-85.-14
7. Kaique Pacheco – 84.90-0-0-84.90-13
8. Joao Ricardo Vieira – 84.20-0-0-84.20-12
9. Callum Miller – 84.10-0-0-84.10-11
10. Clay Guiton – 84.05-0-0-84.05-10
11. Sage Steele Kimzey 84.00-0-0-84.00-9
12. Alan de Souza - 83.10-0-0-83.10-8
13. Alvaro Ariel- 79.35-0-0-79.35
Jake Gardner – 0-0-0-0.00
Guilherme Valleiras – 0-0-0-0.00
Eduardo Aparecido - 0-0-0-0.00
Leandro Zampollo - 0-0-0-0.00
Mauricio Gulla Moreira - 0-0-0-0.00
Marco Rizzo - 0-0-0-0.00
Damien Krushall - 0-0-0-0.00
Claudio Montanha Jr. - 0-0-0.00
Wingson Henrique da Silva - 0-0-0-0.00
Maverick Smith - 0-0-0-0.00
Lauro Nunes Viera - 0-0-0-0.00
Cody Jesus - 0-0-0-0.00
Andy Guzman - 0-0-0-0.00
Michael Lane - 0-0-0-0.00
Andrew Alvidrez - 0-0-0-0.00
Afonso Quintino - 0-0-0-0.00
Jeferson Silva - 0-0-0-0.00
Joao Lucas Campos - 0-0-0-0.00
Heitor Santos Ferreira – 0-0-0-0.00
Cleber Henrique Marques – 0-0-0-0.00
Bob Mitchell – 0-0-0-0.00
Cassio Dias – 0-0-0-0.00
Keyshawn Whitehorse – 0-0-0-0.00
Koltin Hevalow – 0-0-0-0.00
Lucas Divino – 0-0-0-0.00
Brady Fielder – 0-0-0-0.00
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