SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – World No. 1 John Crimber (Decatur, Texas) recorded an epic walk-off conversion aboard Rolex (89.40 points) during the final out of the night to win Round 2 of the First PREMIER Bank PBR Sioux Falls at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Saturday night and lead the event heading into Championship Sunday.  

Crimber skyrocketed to the top of the event leaderboard as the only rider in the Top 6 of the Unleash The Beast (UTB) world championship standings to record a ride in the second round.

“My hand was coming out of my bull rope throughout the whole ride and I was like ‘Oh gosh, stay small, come on now, stay the course’,” Crimber said on the Paramount+ telecast.

“I just have to give all of the glory to my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ, for giving me this ability to ride bulls, to live this life, and to get to ride with a beautiful crowd like this. It doesn’t get much better than this.”

The 20-year-old went the distance atop Cherry Shot for 86.95 points in the opening round on Friday and enters Round 3 on Sunday as one of five cowboys who produced 2-for-2 starts to the weekend for 176.35 points and the event lead.  

Crimber earned 28 UTB points for his third round win of the season, now 86.5 points ahead of No. 2 Sage Steele Kimzey (Strong City, Oklahoma, who fell to 0-for-2 on the weekend, sent to the dirt by Mouse Trap in 3.83 seconds in Round 2.

Daniel Keeping (Montague, Texas) followed up his Round 1 ride atop I’m a Hostage (89 points) with an 86.65-point strike aboard Husky to stay perfect in Sioux Falls and enter Championship Sunday second with 175.65 points.

Claudio Montanha Jr. (Ribeirao dos Indios, Brazil), third in the event a point behind Keeping, was the first man to advance to 2-for-2 in Sioux Falls. The 36-year-old recorded his fifth-consecutive conversion Friday night aboard Nachos (86.95 points) before logging a sixth-straight qualified ride Saturday.

Scored 87.70 on Max Bet, the veteran stayed red-hot and improved to No. 17.

2022 PBR World Champion Daylon Swearingen (Piffard, New York) parlayed his 88.55-point ride on Undesire-A-Bullfrom Round 1 with 86.05 points atop Slim Pickens to stay perfect in South Dakota.

Swearingen, who occupies the fourth spot on the event leaderboard ahead of Championship Sunday, took home 10 UTB points.

Competing in just his fourth premier series competition, Alex Junior da Silva (Bom Jesus da Penha, Brazil) enters Round 3 in fifth place. The Brazilian cowboy initially bested Bowser (87.75 points) Friday before going the distance aboard Riser (86.65 points) to stay perfect at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.

The 33-year-old earned 12.5 UTB points and improved to No. 45

Joao Ricardo Vieira (Itatinga, Brazil) went the distance atop One Chance (84.45 points) to record his 480th career qualified ride, now ranked fifth all-time in the PBR record books.

The living legend is now ranked No. 38 and looks to crack the Top 35 to qualify for the PBR World Finals (May 7-17) in Fort Worth, Texas.

Action for the First PREMIER Bank PBR Sioux Falls will conclude with Round 3, immediately followed by the Championship Round, on Sunday, April 12, at 1:45 p.m. CT.

Round 3’s event coverage is set to begin on Paramount+ at 2 p.m. CT.

Unleash The Beast – First PREMIER Bank PBR Sioux Falls
Denny Sanford PREMIER Center – Sioux Falls, South Dakota  
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Round 4-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. John Crimber, 86.95-89.4-0-0-176.35-39.5 Points.

2. Daniel Keeping, 89-86.65-0-0-175.65-29.5 Points.

3. Claudio Montanha Jr., 86.95-87.7-0-0-174.65-28 Points.

4. Daylon Swearingen, 88.55-86.05-0-0-174.60-25 Points.

5. Alex Junior da Silva, 87.75-86.65-0-0-174.40-25.5 Points.

6. Dener Barbosa, 93.1-0-0-0-93.10-29 Points.

7. Jess Lockwood, 89.15-0-0-0-89.15-18 Points.

8. Eduardo Aparecido, 88.85-0-0-0-88.85-16 Points.

9. Alex Cerqueira, 0-88.55-0-0-88.55-18 Points.

10. Cort McFadden, 88.25-0-0-0-88.25-14 Points.

11. Kase Hitt, 0-87.7-0-0-87.70-16.5 Points.

12. Bob Mitchell, 0-87.35-0-0-87.35-15 Points.

13. Alan de Souza, 0-86.8-0-0-86.80-14 Points.

14. Luciano De Castro, 0-86.25-0-0-86.25-11 Points.

15. Marco Rizzo, 0-85.85-0-0-85.85-9 Points.

16. João Ricardo Vieira, 0-84.45-0-0-84.45-8 Points.

Sage Steele Kimzey, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Brady Fielder, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Julio Cesar Marques, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Maverick Smith, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Kaiden Loud, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Koltin Hevalow, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Cassio Dias, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Thiago Salgado, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Kaique Pacheco, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Lucas Divino, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Manoelito de Souza Junior, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Mauricio Gulla Moreira, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Andy Guzman, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Bruno Carvalho, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Mason Taylor, 0-0-0-0-0.00

JaCauy Hale, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Elijah Jennings, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Damien Krushall, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Romario Leite, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Zane Cook, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Macaulie Leather, 0-0-0-0-0.00

2026 Professional Bull Riders Unleash The Beast Standings
(Place, Rider, Events, Wins, Top 5's, Points, Total Winnings)
1. John Crimber, 16, 1, 5, 742.50, $136,466.67

2. Sage Steele Kimzey, 14, 3, 4, 656.00, $174,487.62

3. Leandro Zampollo, 14, 0, 6, 595.50, $121,150.12

4. Brady Fielder, 16, 2, 4, 593.00, $150,954.17

5. Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, 16, 1, 6, 492.00, $106,605.00

6. Dalton Kasel, 14, 2, 4, 488.50, $130,098.33

7. Alex Cerqueira, 16, 0, 3, 468.50, $80,515.00

8. Clay Guiton, 8, 0, 4, 409.50, $89,715.48

9. Cort McFadden, 13, 0, 2, 406.00, $48,430.48

10. Keyshawn Whitehorse, 15, 1, 1, 405.00, $71,991.67

11. Marco Rizzo, 16, 1, 3, 392.00, $93,640.00

12. Julio Cesar Marques, 15, 0, 3, 377.00, $72,055.48

13. Maverick Smith, 15, 0, 2, 367.00, $64,458.33

14. Daylon Swearingen, 12, 1, 1, 350.50, $106,050.00

15. Cassio Dias, 16, 1, 1, 340.50, $63,990.48

16. Kaiden Loud, 15, 0, 3, 336.00, $54,363.33

17. Claudio Montanha Jr., 16, 0, 2, 307.00, $41,898.81

18. Bob Mitchell, 13, 0, 2, 303.00, $40,681.67

19. Koltin Hevalow, 16, 0, 1, 246.50, $40,683.33

20. Jess Lockwood, 6, 1, 1, 233.00, $65,075.00

21. Andrew Alvidrez, 15, 1, 1, 229.00, $60,883.33

22. Thiago Salgado, 14, 0, 0, 224.00, $33,250.00

23. Callum Miller, 14, 0, 2, 209.00, $25,197.14

24. Luciano De Castro, 14, 0, 2, 199.00, $28,469.64

25. Felipe Furlan, 10, 0, 3, 197.00, $39,197.14

26. Kaique Pacheco, 16, 0, 1, 195.50, $17,975.00

27. Alan de Souza, 15, 0, 1, 190.00, $18,800.00

28. Daniel Keeping, 15, 0, 0, 185.00, $20,800.00

29. Jose Vitor Leme, 10, 0, 1, 181.50, $25,350.00

30. Eduardo Aparecido, 15, 0, 1, 179.00, $29,340.00

31. Bruno Carvalho, 11, 0, 0, 177.50, $6,900.00

32. Hudson Bolton, 8, 0, 1, 173.00, $38,062.50

33. Kase Hitt, 13, 0, 1, 147.00, $14,232.14

34. Lucas Divino, 11, 0, 1, 141.00, $14,800.00

35. Afonso Quintino, 15, 0, 0, 127.00, $11,307.14

36. Manoelito de Souza Junior, 11, 0, 1, 112.00, $17,750.00

37. Kade Madsen, 5, 0, 0, 106.00, $3,150.00

38. João Ricardo Vieira, 12, 0, 0, 92.50, $6,233.33

39. Trace Redd, 5, 0, 1, 87.00, $15,800.00

40. Mauricio Gulla Moreira, 16, 0, 0, 86.00, $10,850.00

41. Austin Richardson, 8, 0, 0, 80.50, $12,875.00

42. Andy Guzman, 11, 0, 0, 78.00, $11,300.00

43. Dener Barbosa, 2, 0, 0, 65.00, $250.00

43. Alison dos Santos, 9, 0, 0, 65.00, $5,100.00

45. Alex Junior da Silva, 4, 0, 0, 54.50, $1,150.00

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