>> jess lockwood says let me have it. >> does not give up the that was a great ride. >> jess lockwoodo lockdown mode. he has made it to 8 second. all he need to do. >> 8 second. that's how long a bull rider hopes to hang on with one hand. >> jess lockwood, your winner. >> can't get it, really excited, or too timid during the ri ways. pretty much like dancing. whatever he does you, got to count act with the same move. and, same speed. >> for the past year, jess lockwood has been dancing professionally with 2,000 pound of muscle. and at 19, he has already one of the best bull riders in the world. >> jess lockwood is going to light it up. >> lockwood won his first elite competition before he graduated high school. >> big time stuff right there. from the rookie. >> as he wracks up wins. >> your champion in new york city, mr. jess lockwood. >> the sport's greats realized they're watching someone special. >> the kind of guy that, comes along, maybe once a generation. there is not really anybody in jess's league, especially at 19 years old. >> reporter: lockwood is touring the country posing

>> that's professional bull rider jess lockwood. pbr is a sport with millions in prize money. was 2016's rookie of the year with a major win in new york city. he became the world's number one bull rider. but after a bucking bull threw him off and stomped on him, he's trying to regain that top ranking. mark shows us how the 19-year-old is riding his way to the top of what's called the toughest sport on dirt. >> this guy rides so far beyond his 19 years. >> let's go. >> jess lockwood says let me have it. he does not give up. that was a great ride. jess lockwood, went into he's made it to eight seconds. >> reporter: that's how long a bull rider hopes to hold on with one hand. >> you can't really get overexcited or timid during the ride because that would go bad both ways. it's pretty much you've got to counteract with the same move and same speed. >> for the past year jess lockwood has been dancing professionally with 2000 pounds of muscle. and at 19 he's already one of the best bull riders in the world. >> jess lockwood is going to light up the rink. >> he got his first competiti

jess lockwood!comes along once in a generation. there's nobody like him especially at 19 years old. >> he's touring the country and riding high in more than 1 million fans a year. it's a giant leap to a big stage for a kid from montana. population, 17. >> was there much to do besides, for instance, ride animals? >> no, you grow up riding horses to gather the kous and yeah, you're just riding at all times. >> reporter: hkwolockwood's fam is full of rodeo athletes. >> about 13 i got on my first bull. >> reporter: but these days he lives part of the year north of dallas. lockwood trains doing chores to earn his keep at the ranch of cody lambert. lambert, a retired bull riding champion is now pbr's livestock director. >> how good is he? >> i'd say he's got a very good chance to be as good as the best we've ever seen. but we're a long ways from that. >> no one is going to deny the fight that is in jess lockwood. >> he's the nicest kid you'll ever meet but he's got a little mean streak that he doesn't acc