man jailed for murder after deadly punch A man has been sentenced to a maximum of 16 years in prison for the murder of a man he punched during a Sydney street fight. Adam James Matthews, 38, was jailed for at least 11 years in the NSW Supreme Court on Monday for the murder of Scott Miller whom he punched during a row in Darlinghurst in February 2011. The court heard that at the time of the fight and unknown to both men, Mr Miller had a brain aneurysm. During the fight, a blow by Matthews caused the aneurysm to burst, resulting in Mr Miller suffering a brain haemorrhage. In handing down the sentence, Acting Justice Jane Mathews said without the aneurism, Mr Miller would "certainly not have died or suffered any permanent physical injuries" as a result of the fight. She did not take general deterrence into account when sentencing 38-year-old Matthews. The mere fact that something that started as a street fight could have had these "horrific consequences" - with one man dead and another man convicted of murder - was warning enough, she said. Justice Mathews said the fight broke out between the two acquaintances after they left the Courthouse Hotel in Darlinghurst in the early evening of February 19. Both traded blows, but at some point Matthews landed the fatal punch before stomping on Mr Miller's head or upper body a number of times. She said the ""completely spontaneous"" nature of Matthews's outburst was undoubtedly fuelled by alcohol, which had served as his refuge and worst problem since he was a teen. Matthews had an extensive criminal record, had been thrown out of home by an abusive, alcoholic mother when he was 14 and suffered post traumatic stress disorder from being stabbed later in life. Justice Mathews said the sentence could never compensate Mr Miller's parents for the loss of their beloved son. Matthews will be eligible for parole in September 2022.