Two men who killed a scaffolder outside a pub in the Rhondda have each been jailed for eight years.
Wayne Letherby, 42, died in April after being attacked outside the De Winton pub in Tonypandy by Dean Doggett, 26, of Tonypandy, and Jamie Leyshon, 26, of Penygraig.
The men had faced murder charges but pleaded guilty to manslaughter last week.
They were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday.
Kylie Thomas, 25, of Penygraig, was sentenced to a year for violent disorder.
The court heard Mr Letherby died after trying to help his son Jordan Letherby, 18, in a row outside a pub in Tonypandy, where they had been drinking.
Mrs Justice Nicola Davies said CCTV footage showed it to be a fast-moving and fierce fight.
It left Mr Letherby unconscious on the floor, unable to breathe, with no pulse. He was taken to hospital but pronounced dead at 04:00 GMT on 18 April.
Mr Letherby, who had 24 injuries, died from a fatal blow to the face or head.
The court heard the men had a "poor history" of violent offending.
In 2009, they were found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent, after they took it in turns to beat a woman with a belt and a hammer in her bedroom.
They were sentenced to four years in a young offenders' institution for that offence.
'Callous and brutal'
They were also later jailed for battery charges on two separate occasions in 2012 and 2013.
Mrs Justice Nicola Davies said that, while Ms Thomas played no part in Mr Wetherby's death, she had been "callous and brutal" when she ran to the fight and kicked him as he lay unconscious and "defenceless" on the ground.
The judge said Mr Letherby's family had conducted themselves with dignity and restraint throughout the proceedings.
Referring to Linda Letherby's statement about losing her husband, read out on Monday, the judge said it was clear Mr Letherby was the "rock" of his family and a doting grandfather.
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