An attack victim was lured to a house in South Derbyshire where he was viciously assaulted by two men who rained punches down on him.
The man was called by Stephan Shephard who asked him to go to his home in Newhall where Adam Greig was lying in wait.
When the victim walked through the door he was set on by Greig and a third man, Joshua Matlock, was called.
Matlock arrived and carried on beating the victim who a court heard "feigned a choking episode" so the pair would stop attacking him.
All three men were arrested and pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Greig, 26, of no fixed address, who appeared at Derby Crown Court via video link from jail, had his sentencing hearing adjourned as he still has outstanding matters.
But Matlock, 24, of Leawood Road, Swadlincote, was jailed for 16 months and Shephard, 21, of Stoney Dale Close, was handed a 12-month sentence, suspended for 18 months.
Judge Jonathan Bennett said: "This was a very nasty incident. You, Mr Shephard, invited him (the victim) to come to your property, knowing there was going to be trouble. It was a ruse on your part. He arrived and we know what happened after that.
"He was assaulted repeatedly by Mr Greig and then Mr Matlock was telephoned who then came to the house and also punched the victim repeatedly."
Clive Stockwell, prosecuting, said the incident was to do with money that the victim owed and that the attack happened at around 10.30pm on March 13.
He said: "Mr Shephard Facebook messaged the victim and asked him to come to his house. The victim felt he was being set up for trouble but decided to go anyway.
"He arrived at the address and was let in only to be set on by Mr Greig who punched him repeatedly, seven or eight times. At some stage Mr Matlock was telephoned, came to the address and started punching the victim repeatedly.
"It only stopped when the victim feigned a choking episode and Mr Shephard called for an ambulance."
Nicola Hunter, for Matlock, said her client had been in custody since earlier this year and had already served the equivalent of a six-month sentence for what he did.
She said: "He works as a block paver but is out of work at the moment and was not initially present when the assault happened."
Roger Wilson, for Shephard, said his client was fully accepting of his role but did not join in with any violence.
He said: "Mr Shephard knew there had been a disagreement over money owed by the victim. He was told there would be "a slap" over a small debt. He said he was not in a position to stop what was happening."
