A man accused of attempted murder after punching a man outside a Waikiki night club last year was found guilty today of first-degree assault.

Circuit Judge Richard Pollack delivered the verdict in the nonjury trial of Ryan Carrillo, 25.

Prosecutors said the victim in the case, Jesse Greenwood, was left permanently disabled by brain injuries after Carrillo delivered a "superman punch" to his head in February 2007.

The affray, on the sidewalk fronting Moose McGillicuddy's Pub & Cafe, occurred after Greenwood was involved in an altercation inside the night spot with Carrillo and a group of his friends.

Both Carrillo and Greenwood were visiting from California.

Carrillo faces a maximum of 10 years in prison for the assault conviction.

Pollack will sentence Carrillo on July 21.