Professional Bullriders in the Big Apple

One of the world’s most dangerous sports on one of the world’s biggest stages

Professional Bull Riders (PBR) took over Madison Square Garden Jan. 6–8. with the Monster Energy Buck Off, the first event in the circuit’s 2017 Built Ford Tough Series, a 26-stop tour that will culminate with the PBR world finals in Las Vegas. The event was won by 19-year-old Jess Lockwood, whose first career championship catapulted him to the top of the world bullriding rankings. Photographers Taylor Baucom and Sam Maller spent the weekend in MSG documenting the Buck Off.

All images © Taylor Baucom and Sam Maller/The Players’ Tribune