I don't see any pepperonis, just green pepper slices.

The braiding effect is done by using the dough slicer and putting indentations in the edges. This also helps prevent the crust from bubbling. My local pizza place doesn't care about bubbles. When I used to work as a driver in a pizza place back in the late 80's, they check the oven every few minutes, and if they saw a bubble forming, they would "pop" it and add a little more cheese over the area.