It was explained an estimated 15 times to Deng Acuoth Chol that his behaviour was unacceptable.

But he repeatedly refused to leave Beer Deluxe so eventually had to be restrained.

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This led to the incident on April 24 about 9.50pm where pub manager Zak Gardiner upended Chol on to the pavement, causing abrasions to his forehead and a cracked tooth.

Footage of the incident led to the North Albury man, 31, being charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, to which he pleaded guilty in Albury Local Court on Monday.

But while condemning Gardiner's actions, magistrate Richard Funston allowed him to escape conviction in placing him on a 12-month conditional release order.

What counted heavily in Gardiner's favour was his total lack of criminal history and, as demonstrated to police and through his early guilty plea, his clear remorse.

Mr Funston also took great heed of a sentencing submission by defence lawyer Mark Cronin, who pointed out that Gardiner had never been involved in anything even remotely like the incident during his 12 years at the pub.

Nevertheless, Mr Funston twice emphasised how easily Gardiner's actions could have had a tragic outcome.

"It's all the makings of just how people can end up dead on the streets," he said.

Mr Funston said Chol's aggressive behaviour, caused by too much alcohol, was "appalling".

The Springdale Heights man received an identical sentence after pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and excluded person fail to leave premises when required.

Mr Cronin said Gardiner regretted what happened to Chol, who probably went to ground as he did because he was "very light".

"My client is saying 'calm down, I will get you up when you calm down'," he said.

"His intention was to get him up and move him on."

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EARLIER: The bouncer who picked a man up before dropping him head-first on to the pavement outside Beer Deluxe has pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Beer Deluxe worker Zak Gardiner, 31, was charged after footage of the incident emerged.

Defence lawyer Mark Cronin said Gardiner had been in the role for 12 years and nothing like the incident had ever happened before.

"My client is saying 'calm down, I will get you up when you calm down'," he said in Albury Local Court.

Mr Cronin said the victim was "very light" and Gardiner regretted what happened.

"His intention was to get him up and move him on."

Magistrate Richard Funston sentenced Gardiner to a 12-month conditional release order, but did not convict him.

"It's all the makings of just how people can end up dead on the streets," he said.

"It sounds like the person who was the victim in the matter was being a total nightmare."

The victim, Deng Acuoth Chol, 37, was also charged as a result of the melee that night.

Chol pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and excluded person fail to leave premises when required.

He, too, was placed on a 12-month conditional release order, without conviction.

"I'm of the view they all behaved appallingly," Mr Funston said.

"Alcohol was a huge factor. If you come back before the court on something like this you certainly run the risk of being locked up."